Adam Smith Publishes The Wealth of Nations
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Economics
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Enlightenment
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History
- Geographical Location: London
- Date: March 9, 1776
Article abstract: Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations, marking the culmination of Enlightenment political economy and the advent of modern economics.
Summary of Event
The publication of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith exerted greater influence in the systematization and development of economic theory than any other single work. In this volume, as in his lectures, Smith extracted economic theory from the broad field of moral philosophy and offered a comprehensive theory of economic value and of...
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